Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in diagnosis and -management of thyroid lesions: A study on 434 patients

Journal of Cytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-17

  Handa, Uma ^a   Garg, Sukant ^a   Mohan, Harsh ^a   Nagarkar, Nitin ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Colloid goiter; Fi ne needle aspiration cytology; Thyroid; Thyroid neoplasms; Thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949135322     PISSN: 09709371     EISSN: 09745165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.40652     Document Type: Article

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